Game #4004
Aston Villa
17-10-4, 61 PTS
Saturday, 6 February 1988


Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Leicester City
7-7-15, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,867
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Leicester City

Assist(s) | Tony Daley | 19' | Paul Birch | 22' |
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 February 1988
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Lillis, Assist by Tony Daley
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 2-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester City
💥 | 68’ Missed penalty, (Leicester City), Gary McAllister
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 2-1, (Leicester City), Mike Newell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City
🟨 | Booking, Kevin Gage, Professional foul
🟨 | Booking, Alan McInally, Elbow
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 February 1988
Villa hit a three minute first half brace but don't capitalise but do enough to win and maintain their four point lead at the top of the table.
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in twenty five Division Two games, winning sixteen.
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leicester City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 6 February 1988
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🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1980-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 38 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 10 🟥 7 | 1.92
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1980-1990
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 5
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 17 October 1987, Villa 1-1 Bournemouth, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Kevin Gage, Professional foul
🟨 Alan McInally, Elbow
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.28 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.34 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.32 |
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
David Pleat | 🏴 |

Leicester City
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
CB Simon Morgan | 🏴 |
CB Steve Walsh | 🏴 |
M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Paul Reid | 🏴 |
M Peter Weir | 🏴 |
M Ally Mauchlen | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Nicky Cross | 🏴 |
CF Mike Newell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ally Mauchlen | 🏴 | (CB Tony Brien | 🇮🇪 |)

🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Nick Cusack | 🏴 |
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 6 Feb 1988, Villa 2-1 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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